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TORSO is screening in Another Experiment by Women Filmmakers Festival. Curated by Lili White
Screening Tuesday March 13th 2012.
Show begins at @ 7:00 PM. Presented through The New Filmmakers Series at Anthology Film Archives.  32 Second Avenue (at 2nd St.) New York, NY 10003 USA
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My photo series Sheltering Leaves and my video TORSO  are  published in the Finish/English Blog/Magazine HESA Inprint . 

Check out the magazine online, it has some really interesting photography and articles.


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I'm very grateful to participate in The Directors Lounge festival once again! My video Lost Signals Drifting Satellites (titled after Annie Gossfield's composition) was chosen for the The 8th  Berlin International Directors Lounge. Screening takes place  Friday February 10th l 6pm  and is curated and presented by Ingeborg Fülepp and Heiko Daxl.

The video BIRD, a collaboration with Richard Broomhall, will participate as well  in The 8th  Berlin International Directors Lounge. Screening will take place at SaturdayFebruary 18 | 10pm This annual festivity takes place alongside The Berlin International Filmfest.


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Fri Jan 27 - 8PM  my video Beneath Water Runs Memory (III reimagine), one of a series, will participate in Re-Imagine: Ourselves - Yara Art Group's Winter Festival of New Art, Music & Poetry .

Ukrainian Institute of America
2 East 79th Street at Fifth Avenue (Near Metropolitan Museum of Art)
New York City

Friday Jan 27  l 8PM 


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Glitch Telemetry Installation at MIM and More Gallery Berlin, Germany. Group Exhibition  December 16 2011- February 2012. Curated by Heiko Daxl and Ingeborg Fülepp. Exhibition, video projections and show flat
Aufstand der Dinge / Insurrection of Things / La révolte des choses
Opening / Eröffnung / L'ouverture EXTENDED
Togostr. 313351 Berlin
Friday, January 20th 2012, at 8 pm.
Until February 26th
Opening Hours Tuesday to Thursday 14 -18 hrs or on request +49 (0)15228955612
www.mim-and-more.com
MIM & MORE is a project by
m e d i a i n m o t i o n berlin/zagreb
info@mediainmotion.de

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Lost Heads from the Counterfeit Sex Series will participate in FESTIVAL Internacional Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (Festival of the New Latin American Cinema)   Havana CUBA December 1-11, 2011. 
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I'm very excited about a new collaboration project with artist Richard Broomhall from Bristol UK. This project is completely remote and we will be using all our telepathic capabilities to achieve results. Take a look at the installation here
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It was a great night at the FMC Annual Benefit. I captured some video and took some photos for the Coop. I also made an art film using the live music performed by Laurie Anderson + Philip Glass and many other amazing performers.

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I'm extremely excited about the videos I  created  for Whitelight Festival (commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts).
To see all the videos visit the  White Light  multimedia section. Here is a Director's cut.

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Maria Niro participating in the show Dimensions at the ATA (Artists' Television Access) August 26th, 2011 at 8 PM. San Francisco CA.
Apologet “Subconsciousness”




J U L Y  2011


This July more films added  to The Film-Makers' Coop /The New American Cinema Group search for NIRO.  Now available for rental Terminal Beach, Fast Cut Chase Dream, Glitch Telemetry, Waiting Off My Chest, Torso, Counterfeit Sex Series.                                                         


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J U N E  2011

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Maria Niro in the River to River Festival by Lower Manhattan Culture Council. Films listed below will be screening at Movie Nights Monday June 27 2011 on the Elevated Acre: Presented by LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council). The Godfather – Part II (200 minutes, 1974) Preceded by shorts from Maria Niro
Event: Monday June 27  Elevated Acre - 55 Water Street -New York NY   6PM.
Fast Cut Chase Dream (Was it a Dream At all),   (Waiting) Off My Chest, Reverie on A River, Series of Reflections.

The Elevated Acre @55 Water Street

June 2011

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Glitch Telemetry participates in
 C.A.R. 2011 Media Art Fair 3.-5. June at the Zollverein world heritage site. 
At the WELTERBE ZOLLVEREIN
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
Zollverein Schacht XII
45309 Essen
www.zollverein.de/eventlocations
www.zollverein.de


April 2011

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 Maria Niro  in the Los Angeles Art Organisation (LAAA) as part of  NOT A CAR, a special all-media, cross-cultural exhibition. In this show the  Directors Lounge   is showcasing highlights of the The 7th Berlin International Directors Lounge  on  April 9, 2011 which will screen Glitch Telemetry. Exhibit runs through April 29, 2011. Please visit links for more information.
NOT A CAR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NOT A CAR
Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) and Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.) are proud to present NOT A CAR, a special all-media, cross-cultural exhibition featuring the highlights from the C.A.R. art fair in Essen, Germany, alongside original contemporary artworks by Los Angeles artists debuting at Gallery 825 on April 9, 2011. The exhibit, juried by Silvia Sonnenschmidt and Thomas Volkmann, will present a unique cross section of international galleries, artists and ideas. Exhibit runs through April 29, 2011.
Reception:
Saturday, April 9, 6 to 9p
Exhibition Dates:
April 9 to April 29, 201
Admission:
Free
Where:
Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Images (clockwise from top): David Jang, Susan Bolles, Musk Ming


March 2011

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 Waiting (off my chest)  chosen for the European Media Art Festival Osnabrück 27. April - 01. May 2011. Participating artists are invited to partake in panel discussions at event.
Germany. See link for  schedule.


February 2011

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TORSO and Glitch Telemetry chosen for  The 7th Berlin International Directors Lounge. | February, 10th - 20th 
Ten days long, starting daily at 6 pm, issue- and country-specific programs and the best films of the Open Call will be presented. Further highlights include Jean-Gabriel Périot, one of the most important exponents of French experimental film; theCollectif Jeune Cinéma; Alexei Dmitriev (St. Petersburg), shooting star of the international curator scene; Berlin gallerist Fridey Mickel; Kika Nicolela (Brazil);Klaus W. Eisenlohrs “Urban Research”; the Zebra Poetry Film Festival and films by artists of the Myriam Blundell Project (London), to name only a few.

Meinblau Gallery, Pfefferberg
Christinenstr. 18 | Schönhauser Allee 176
U Senefelder Platz
10119 Berlin Mitte

daily from 6 pm
Opening Party: Thurs, 10th, 8 pm all screenings: free admission


December 2010

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Findings (Part 4) a video created with still film photography and video is published in the book Reframing Photography Theory and Practice. The video appears on the book's website. See The ARTISTS' GALLERY, a collection of video documentaries in which artists present their work, talk about interests and goals, and reveal details of their process.


November 2010

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Maria Niro at Exit Art Gallery in "Counter Culture, Counter Cinema" a show curated by  MM Serra, Executive Director of the NACG / The Film-Maker's Cooperative. This show is part of The New Underground is co-curated by Amber Shields and Ava Tews.  The screenings are part of the gallery's Alternative Histories. Screening Glitch Telemetry followed by artists discussion with Martha Colburn,Ken Jacobs, Michelle Handelman, Bradley Eros led by MM Serra, Amber Shields and Ava Tews .

Wednesday, November 17  at 7-10pm, 2010. 
Exit Art Gallery
475 Tenth Avenue (btw 36th and 37th Street)
New York, NY  

PROGRAM 2: The New Underground
Don't Kill the Weatherman! (Martha Colburn, 2007, 5 minutes)
Myth Labs (Martha Colburn, 2008, 7:30 minutes)
Capitalism: Child Labor (Ken Jacobs, 2006, 14 minutes)
Manuelle Labor (Marie Losier, 2007, 10 minutes)
Lunch Break on the Xerox Machine (Marie Losier, 2009, 3 minutes)
Glitch Telemetry (Maria Niro, 2010, 3 minutes)
Dorian (Michelle Handelman, 2009, 9 minutes)
Atalanta: Thirty-Two Years Later (Lynne Sachs, 2006)
The Small Ones (Lynne Sachs, 2007, 4 minutes)
Burn, Volume 1 (Bradley Eros, 2004, 5:30 minutes)


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October 2010
Announcing a new group I formed and will curate  ART VIDEO FILM - A  GLOBAL LABORATORY   a virtual video group for artists around the world experimenting with  film, video, photography, sound and new media.  Membership to the group is available to any artist with a vimeo account and whose works fall into non traditional time based media. The virtual group will be housed at vimeo website under groups. There are currently close to one thousand members and there are plans to hold a festival showcasing some of the works in the near future.

September 2010

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A few moments from Video Dumbo - just a small fraction of the many many wonderful works..... Video DUMBO 2010


September 2010

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Glitch Telemetry chosen for  Video _ DUMBO Festival 2010.  Screening Saturday September 25 at 3:00 PM at 112 Water Street (Between Washington and Adams) DUMBO Brooklyn NY. This event is part of the DUMBO Arts Festival.


September 2010


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Tweak 2010  chose Glitch Telemetry to be included in its digital art festival held in Limerick, Ireland September 13th and 24th 2010.

Cinema.3pm Saturday 18th September
Belltable, 36 Cecil Street, 
Free Entry

Tweak Cinema
Celebrating its 2nd year Tweak Cinema brings a curated showcase of some of the best in contemporary and international moving image. From short films, animations, to motion graphics, tweak cinema brings together an eclectic range of works from internationally renowned directors including David O Reilly, Yves Geleyn, Benjamin Ducroz.

September 2010

Alpha-ville chose Glitch Telemetry to screen at the Whitechapel Gallery Friday the 17th of September, 2010. 

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London UK.

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August 2010

Glitch Telemetry has been selected for the WNDX festival, to be held in Winnipeg, Canada September 30th to October 3, 2010.  

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August 2010

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International Digital Art Festival 
  has selected Glitch Telemetry as one of the finalist for the festival. Organized by and screening at
The National Academy of Art 13-17 September 2010  Sofia Bulgaria.



January, 2010 

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Terminal Beach will be screening on Souvenirs From Earth, a Cable TV Station broadcasting Art in France and Germany 2009 -2010 ongoing. Souvenirs From Earth


January 2010

The video What Rules? created for live performance for Emag of Efil by TC Jester will be screening January 24th at Frost Gallery, 17 Frost Street, Williamsburg, NY. TC Jester will be reading from her recent book Emag of Efil.


January 2010

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This Self
will be screening January 17th 2010 at  Frost Gallery, 17 Frost Gallery, Williamsburg, NY.

December 2009

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Terminal Beach will be screening @ Millennium New York, NY December 5th, 2009 -- 8 PMDecember 5th at Millennium (66 East 4th Street) 8pm. This event is held by The New American Cinema Group. The Film-Makers' Cooperative. Curated by Scott Nyerges, the program includes films by Marie Mencken, Jasmine Hirst, Maria Niro, Josh Solondz, Vincent Grenier, Ryan Marino, Anna Linder, Donna Cameron, Phil Costa Cummings, Bruce Baillie, Peter Gidal, Robert Breer, and Stan Brakhage. 




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